frickwg Posted September 17, 2015 #1 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I am getting ready for my next Seabourn cruise, October from FLL, and noted in the documents that came with the luggage tags that the dress code is now: "Formal In the Restaurant, Men: Tuxedo, suit or slacks and jacket required. Ladies: evening gown or other formal apparel. Dress in other dining venues is Elegant Casual." I recall that it used to be formal was for all public areas after 1800. When did it change or is my memory bad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Norton Posted September 17, 2015 #2 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I am getting ready for my next Seabourn cruise, October from FLL, and noted in the documents that came with the luggage tags that the dress code is now: "Formal In the Restaurant, Men: Tuxedo, suit or slacks and jacket required. Ladies: evening gown or other formal apparel. Dress in other dining venues is Elegant Casual." I recall that it used to be formal was for all public areas after 1800. When did it change or is my memory bad? On my first cruise I don't recall if the dress code only applied to the restaurant, but if a change happened it was likely when formal optional was introduced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wripro Posted September 17, 2015 #3 Share Posted September 17, 2015 The dress code changed some time ago. Notice that on formal "optional" nights not even a tie is required, just a jacket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted September 18, 2015 #4 Share Posted September 18, 2015 The dress code changed some time ago. Notice that on formal "optional" nights not even a tie is required, just a jacket. And trousers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lincslady Posted September 18, 2015 #5 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Or a kilt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted September 18, 2015 #6 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Sarong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wripro Posted September 18, 2015 #7 Share Posted September 18, 2015 When you're dining in the MDR do they really care what's under the table hidden from sight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secoma4 Posted September 18, 2015 #8 Share Posted September 18, 2015 Apparently yes. Bermuda shorts are not accepted, even if you are from Bermuda and wearing the national dress which is Bermuda shorts will long socks, Bermuda jacket, shirt and tie. They made a mistake in asking a man we were dining with to change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wripro Posted September 19, 2015 #9 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I was kidding!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Luxury Posted September 19, 2015 #10 Share Posted September 19, 2015 I was kidding!!!! So were the rest of us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Norton Posted September 19, 2015 #11 Share Posted September 19, 2015 So my g-string and pasties are out? /I jest Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N915A using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
florisdekort Posted September 20, 2015 #12 Share Posted September 20, 2015 To answer the Ops question, on my recent Quest cruise, there were only two dress codes: Elegant Casual and Formal. There was no Formal Optional which some people on here keep referring to. There were 3 Formal nights, all other nights were Elegant Casual. And as per the above, the Formal dress code only applied to The Restaurant. All other dining and public venues including Restaurant 2 were Elegant Casual every night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Catlover54 Posted September 20, 2015 #13 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I just finished two one-week BTB cruises on Odyssey (full review pending). I was generally pleased with pax attire choices. There was one formal night per week, which applied only to the MDR. Other venues on formal nights, and on other days, were "elegant casual". However, though many men wore a jacket and tie on formal nights, and some wore tuxes, some just wore a nice jacket without a tie, and still looked nice. As for the ladies, other than the ones who wore obvious glittery cocktail dresses and gowns on formal night, I often had trouble distinguishing what was "elegant casual" and what was formal, especially if there was anything glittery or shiny on the clothing, as the ladies almost all looked lovely in assorted arrays of classy (or at least attempts at looking stylish) outfits for dinner, be the nights formal or elegant casual. Some ladies wore cocktail dresses with very high heels even on "elegant casual" nights. The only people I saw who did not fit the general "nicely dressed in different ways" vibe were a couple men who came to the MDR on "elegant casual" nights with untucked wrinkled and too tight shirts (looking decidedly inelegant) and an aging guy who had a look that advertised "I am trying to be an alternative type" who wore a short-sleeved T-shirt with writing on it (I see a lot of such types in upscale restaurants in the San Francisco Bay area). My own preference on cruise lines is to go to alternative dining venues on formal nights (on SB, like R2, Colonnade, or even pool), even though I have clothing that passes for formal nights, so that people who really value a true formal ambience can increase the odds of sitting around others who do the same. The food was so good all over SB that no matter where you eat, it will be special, so you need not think you will miss out on good things by missing MDR formal night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Norton Posted September 20, 2015 #14 Share Posted September 20, 2015 To answer the Ops question, on my recent Quest cruise, there were only two dress codes: Elegant Casual and Formal. There was no Formal Optional which some people on here keep referring to. There were 3 Formal nights, all other nights were Elegant Casual. And as per the above, the Formal dress code only applied to The Restaurant. All other dining and public venues including Restaurant 2 were Elegant Casual every night. After looking at the SB website it looks like what was formal, then formal options is now just formal, but with the requirements from formal optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pendle Witch Posted September 20, 2015 #15 Share Posted September 20, 2015 On a recent 10 day Sojourn cruise one gentleman on elegant casual in the Colonnade wore knee length shorts and a t-shirt, his partner wore short shorts and a see through short length cover up. Everyone else was elegantly casually dressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wripro Posted September 20, 2015 #16 Share Posted September 20, 2015 I don't care what they call it. It's still formal optional now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Norton Posted September 20, 2015 #17 Share Posted September 20, 2015 On a recent 10 day Sojourn cruise one gentleman on elegant casual in the Colonnade wore knee length shorts and a t-shirt, his partner wore short shorts and a see through short length cover up. Everyone else was elegantly casually dressed. And this is what I find annoying about dress codes. If you have one, enforce it. If you won't enforce it, don't bother having one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorisis Posted September 21, 2015 #18 Share Posted September 21, 2015 To me, "elegant Casual", 9sman oxymoron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capri73 Posted September 22, 2015 #19 Share Posted September 22, 2015 and this is what i find annoying about dress codes. If you have one, enforce it. If you won't enforce it, don't bother having one. agree 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenidallas Posted September 22, 2015 #20 Share Posted September 22, 2015 I just can't for the life of me understand why people have this entitled "I've paid for it and I'll dress how I feel like dressing" mentality. It's rude and disrespectful of others. That said, my mother always taught me that social grace wasn't about making yourself comfortable but rather it was about making others comfortable. So when faced with someone who is breaching proper etiquette, I try to handle the situation with as much grace as can be. There are some on Seabourn to think that dirty looks or outright rudeness to others is an effective way to solve issues. All that seems to do in my opinion is make offenders more resolute in bashing tradition. I've always rather liked instead the fine dining solution of helping the offender cone up to speed, albeit with a dated and ill-sized dinner jacket, for example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Norton Posted September 22, 2015 #21 Share Posted September 22, 2015 (edited) I like the offered jacket, but there's only so much you can do with some other clothing choices. Edited September 22, 2015 by Emperor Norton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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